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Mate of
| Глоссарий морской лексики и терминологии (английский язык) |
Merchant-ship. the officer who commands in the absence of the master, and shares the duty with him at sea. (see chief mate or officer.) there are first, second, third, and fourth mates.
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Mate of a watch, английский
The senior or passed midshipman is responsible to the officer of the watch. he heaves the log, inserts on the log-board all incidents occurring during his watch, musters the men of the watch, and reports to the officer in charge, who, when he is relieved, writes his initials on the log-board.
Matchlock, английский
- A musket fired with a match fixed on the cock opening the pan; long out of use, except in china and some parts of india.
- This was the first mechanism for igniting the charge of a hand-held firearm. by automatically lowering a lighted match into the flash pan, it allowed the firer to grip the weapon with both hands and keep both eyes on the target. the device originated in china early in the 14th century and spread westward. by mid–15th century it had reached europe via ottoman turkey. then, during the 16th century, portuguese mariners introduced it to india and japan. it was progressively replaced by wheellock, snaphance, and flintlock.
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